Basic Info: Glucose is a monosaccharide simple natural sugar found in may biological organisms. It is mostly made when the body breaks down Carbs and starches. Glucose is in the same family as fructose and sucrose.
It can be found in different states:
-Carbohydrate form
-Starch
-Non Carbohydrate form opyruvate and glycerol
-Deep Sea bacteria
-Man Made powder
Glucose in tablet form
History Glucose is an essential part of the biological system. All organisms from humans to plants have glucose in their structure somewhere.
In 1902 Emil Fischer won the Nobel Prize for chemistry. He discovered the correct chemical make up for glucose and how it was structured.
Emil Fischer
Health Problems May Include: Many problems that come with glucose are:
-Increased sugar Diabetes Gestational Diabetes
Insulin Resistance
- Obesity
-Kidney Problems
-Liver Problems
Premature Delivery
Glucose and the body
Glucose is used in the body as energy and stored in the fat of the body. There is a specific way that the body processes the sugars that enter the body. Glucose powers the body’s organs and all muscles. If the sugar is low in the body then function is limited, because the body cannot use the sugar to make energy for the body. Glucose Video
Glucose-
IUPAC Name
D-Glucose
Other Names
Dextrose
Chemical Formula
C6H12O6
Density
1.54 g/cm3
Molar Mass
180.16 g/mol
Melting Point
146-150° C
Bonding
Covalent Bonding
Glucose is a mixture of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen atoms
3D MODEL
Basic Info:
Glucose is a monosaccharide simple natural sugar found in may biological organisms. It is mostly made when the body breaks down Carbs and starches. Glucose is in the same family as fructose and sucrose.
It can be found in different states:
- Carbohydrate form
- Starch
- Non Carbohydrate form
o pyruvate and glycerol
- Deep Sea bacteria
- Man Made powder
History
Glucose is an essential part of the biological system. All organisms from humans to plants have glucose in their structure somewhere.
In 1902 Emil Fischer won the Nobel Prize for chemistry. He discovered the correct chemical make up for glucose and how it was structured.
Health Problems May Include:
Many problems that come with glucose are:
-Increased sugar
Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes
Insulin Resistance
- Obesity
-Kidney Problems
-Liver Problems
Premature Delivery
Glucose and the body
Glucose is used in the body as energy and stored in the fat of the body. There is a specific way that the body processes the sugars that enter the body. Glucose powers the body’s organs and all muscles. If the sugar is low in the body then function is limited, because the body cannot use the sugar to make energy for the body.
Glucose Video
References
“Glucose”. Wikipedia.21 Nov 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose
“Hermann Emil Fischer”. Wikipedia.21 Nov 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Emil_Fischer
“Hermann Emil Fischer”.Wikipedia.21 Nov 2009 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Hermann_Emil_Fischer.jpg
“D-glucose-chain-3D-balls”. Wikipedia. 21 Nov 2009 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/D-glucose-chain-3D-balls.png
“Emil Fischer: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1902”. Nobel Prize.Org. 21 Nov 2009 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1902/fischer-bio.html
Glucose song. Youtube. 21 Nov 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJvAL-iiLnQ
“Glucose”. Wikipedia. 21 Nov 2009 **http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Glucose_metabolism.svg**
“Glucose”.Wikipedia.21 Nov 2009 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/86/Glucose_1.jpg